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Exercise
Exercise

A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. Mother ________ was sitting on her eggs.
(a) swan (b) hen (c) duck

2. The last chick was not yellow and ________.

(a) fluffy (b) beautiful (c) white
3. One day, the ugly and grey duckling decided to ________.
(a) swim alone (b) leave his home (c) live alone

4. The duckling could not ________ his eyes when he saw his reflection in the water.

(a) believe (b) close (c) hit
B. Fill in the blanks.

1. The girl who fed the ________________ kicked the duckling.

2. Mother Duck stroked the duckling and smoothed his ruffled ________________.
3. The leaves turned yellow and brown in ________________.

4. In winter, the weather became so cold that the ponds began to ________________.
5. The swans flew away from the _____________ regions to ______________ countries.

6. The duckling was surprised to see his ________________ in the water.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. The duckling was yellow and fluffy like the other chicks.

2. Except for Mother Duck, everyone disliked him.

3. A farmer passing by, saw the duckling and carried him home.
4. The swans flew away to warmer countries in winter.

5. When the dogs saw the duckling, they began to play with him.

6. The duckling became a beautiful swan in the end.
D. Answer the following questions.

1. What did she do when Mother Duck saw that the largest egg had not yet hatched?
2. Why was Mother Duck taken aback when she saw the last chick?

3. Why did all the other ducks hate the duckling?
4. What happened when autumn came?
5. How did the swans look? Describe them.

6. Why was the duckling surprised when he saw his reflection in the water?

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